INDEX 



Acetic acid, 50-52 



Acriflavin : in transport, 

 81-82 



Aeration: of water, 60-62; 

 devices, 61-62 



Aeromonas, 44, 47 



Agitators: general, 61; use ia 

 transport, 77 



Air-dispersing devices, 61 



Air supply: for aquarium 

 building, 25; compressors, 

 25; control valves, 25 



Algae: production of oxygen, 

 4; effect on population 

 density of fishes, 4; eflFect 

 on carbon dioxide, 4; as a 

 problem, 13 



Alkalinity: measurement of, 

 72-74 



Ammonia: associated vi^ith 

 waste, 3; occurrence in 

 aquarium water, 7; sources 

 of, 7; removal, 9; relation 

 to aeration, 61; as a meta- 

 bolic waste, 74; in trans- 

 port, 79; relation to waste, 

 80 



Amytal, sodium: as an 

 anesthetic, 59 



Anesthetics: general, 58-59; 

 use in transport, 80; list for 

 transport, 81 



A.P.L.: use in spawning, 56 



Aquaria: types of set-ups, 10; 



chemical testing and dis- 

 ease studies, 11; continu- 

 ous flushing, 11; circulating 

 water, 11; display, 11; ef- 

 fect of type on light, 17; 

 types, 26-28 



Aquarium building: specifica- 

 tions for, 14; heat require- 

 ments for, 14; electrical 

 service for, 15; lighting re- 

 quirement for, 15; air sup- 

 ply for, 25 



Argulus, 52 



Bacteria : associated with 

 waste, 3; break-down of 

 waste, 4 

 Bacterial diseases, 47-48 

 Benzene hexachloride, 53 

 Brine shrimp: as food, 39; 



hatching of, 39 

 Buffer, chemical, 77-78 



Calcium carbonate: pH 

 control, 19, 21 



Carbonates: importance of, 

 18; minimum level, 19 



Carbon dioxide: resulting 

 from presence of organic 

 materials, 3; taken up by 

 plants, 4; permissible level, 

 19; natural occurrence, 19; 

 removal, 19; as an an- 

 esthetic, 58; relation to 



